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WWUS45 KRIW 030943
WSWRIW
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY...
.A SHARP COLD FRONT WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
MOVE SOUTH THIS MORNING. SNOW...LOW WIND CHILLS...AND AREAS OF
GUSTY WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE
DIVIDE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WYZ030-040100-
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EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAMSUTTER
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO 9 INCHES SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH TODAY. VISIBILITY OF ONE- HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL MAY CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
INCREASED TRAVELING DIFFICULTY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH
SWEETWATER COUNTY. INTERSTATE 80 HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED
CLOSURES THIS MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW
VISIBILITY AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO
NEWBORN LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND
ANIMALS WHO ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$
WYZ019-020-022-040100-
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GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFREY CITY...CASPER
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW THROUGH
THE MID- MORNING HOURS WITH SNOW MAINLY BECOMING LIGHT THIS
AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AS OF MIDNIGHT...SNOWFALL AROUND 9.5
INCHES WAS REPORTED IN CASPER...WITH 14 INCHES NOTED OVER CASPER
MOUNTAIN.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY AND THE
GREEN AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE. 3 TO 5 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF
SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER CASPER MOUNTAIN.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
40 MPH TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DROP VISIBILITY BELOW
ONE MILE TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL IMPACTS. INTERSTATE 25 HAS ALREADY SEEN
CLOSURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CREATE LOW VISIBILITY AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE
DEADLY TO NEWBORN LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS
AND ANIMALS WHO ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$
WYZ018-040100-
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LANDER FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LANDER
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW THROUGH
THE MID-MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON...
TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES WAS REPORTED
AROUND MIDNIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE TODAY. WIND
CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
DIFFICULT TRAVEL. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY
AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO NEWBORN
LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS WHO
ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$
WYZ010-011-040100-
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NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. LIGHT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE WEST OF BUFFALO.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OVER
50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL DROP VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE FOR SEVERAL
HOURS TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
DIFFICULT TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 90 THROUGH
JOHNSON COUNTY. THE INTERSTATES HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME CLOSURES
NORTH OF BUFFALO. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY
AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO NEWBORN
LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS WHO
ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$
WYZ028-029-040100-
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ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW THROUGH
THE MID-MORNING HOURS. SNOWFALL SHOULD WEAKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 80.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW IN ADDITION TO WIND CHILLS TO NEAR ZERO
DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL MAY CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL IMPACT...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH
SWEETWATER COUNTY. INTERSTATE 80 HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED SOME
CLOSURES THIS MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW
VISIBILITY AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO
NEWBORN LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND
ANIMALS WHO ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$
WYZ004>009-040100-
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NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POWELL...LOVELL...GREYBULL...BASIN...
THERMOPOLIS...WORLAND
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. LIGHT SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN MOST AREAS WITH 3 TO 6
INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER NOWOOD VALLEY AND SOUTH OF
THERMOPOLIS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS
POSSIBLE NEAR THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TODAY. CONTINUED BLOWING
SNOW WILL DROP VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS
WILL BE NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
DIFFICULT TRAVEL. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY
AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO NEWBORN
LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS WHO
ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$
WYZ002-003-040100-
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ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CODY...MEETEETSE
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...PERIODS OF OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE MID- MORNING HOURS. LIGHT SNOW WILL THEN
PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
ALONG MEETEETSE RIM. UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE ABSAROKAS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH. VISIBILITY
OF ONE MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL
BE NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
DIFFICULT TRAVEL. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW VISIBILITY
AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO NEWBORN
LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS WHO
ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$
WYZ014>017-040100-
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WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBOIS...RIVERTON...SHOSHONI
243 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT
THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED
AROUND RIVERTON AS OF MIDNIGHT. THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND
RIVER MOUNTAINS HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 TO 4 INCHES WHILE THE EASTERN
SLOPES HAVE SEEN 4 TO 6 INCHES.
* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WIND RIVER BASIN. AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
INCHES OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH. VISIBILITY OF ONE MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS RESULTING IN
DIFFICULT TRAVEL. HIGHWAY 28 HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED CLOSURES
THROUGH THE SOUTH PASS AREA. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE LOW
VISIBILITY AND LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY WHICH COULD BE DEADLY TO
NEWBORN LIVESTOCK AND COULD CAUSE FROST BITE TO HUMANS AND
ANIMALS WHO ARE LEFT EXPOSED TO THE CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET
AT WYOROAD.INFO.
&&
$$